The more I think about it the more clear it is to me that the older era sucks and most of its players wouldn't stand a chance in today's league.. and that applies to the other 3 major sports too.
In this case my all-timers, in order:
NBA: Duncan, LeBron, Shaq, Dirk, Kobe, Wade, Manu Ginobili, Mike Jordan, Kevin Garnett..
NFL: Peyton, Brady, Rodgers, Montana, Brees, Elway..
MLB: Miguel Cabrera, Pujols, Trout, Ichiro, Jeter, A-Rod, Kershaw, Verlander, Posey..
NHL: Lidstrom, Crosby, Ovechkin, Datsyuk, Joe Thornton, Stamkos..
I'd be surprised if Wilt Chamberlain could score on Omer Asik and if Babe Ruth could outhit Hunter Pence.
Last edited by AlexJones; 11-12-2014 at 11:13 AM.
nba old heads like Miller, Choke Webb, Barkley, and Shaq were getting salty on the Open Court episode about a similar topic
whatever happened to a guy in the stands scouting how many times Shaq likes to get it on the left block instead of analyzing data and looking at these fancy numbers
Easily the most re ed thing I read this week.
Legends say Asik scored 100 pts in a season
Wilt would absolutely get destroyed by Omer Asik, tbh..
It's always funny watching old heads get filled with rage when you dismiss the players from their era, but it's the truth..
Can you imagine DeAndre Jordan in the 60s?
Yeah, I don't think any of today's bigmen could dominate prime Shaq lol. He could destroy guys like Clown Howard, Cousins and Hibbert (all three at the same time possibly). Lol. Prime Barkley and Webber could dominate as well.
Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron et al would probably go 0/31 in a playoff series against the 2014 Royals pitching. Cy Young would probably be out of a game after the first inning.
" , man, they've got a fastball that goes up to 88 miles an hour?!!?!"
DoK's PG analogy and Harlem's old era stickh is spot on tbh.
Have you ever watched a video of Oscar Robertson?
My little cousin asked me about him, he said he heard that he averaged a triple double and looked him up on Youtube..ugh..I literally told his mom to cut off their Internet, tbh, kids shouldn't be seeing that ..
Shaq is from our era, tbh, and so is Choke Webber, although he isn't really worth mentioning..
Barkley would be pretty decent in today's game, reminds me of a worse Kevin Love IMO..
I remember watching Bill walton against the celtics on VHS, the players were so unathletic.. Now that I think about it, a D leaguer would probably dominate..
full of skinny players with the WORST ball handles..
Amazing how much better players are nowadays with dribbling...
Watching a clip of PG's from the 60's and 70's dribble the ball..
I remember watching Bill walton against the celtics on VHS, the players were so unathletic.. Now that I think about it, a D leaguer would probably dominate..
full of skinny players with the WORST ball handles..
Amazing how much better players are nowadays with dribbling...
Watching a clip of PG's from the 60's and 70's dribble the ball..
Today's bigs are a ing embarrassment. Wilt was a 7 footer who could touch the top of the backboard, and these guys are talking about today's centers (Asik lmao). Dwert's game is ass and gets by on being an athlete - meanwhile he's half the athlete Robinson was, who wasn't even the athlete Wilt was. Wilt would have easily competed at the highest level in the 90s, and any of those guys would on any big in 2014. If you want to talk about guards, that's a different story, but athletically today's centers are flat out ass and would get dominated if you dropped them into 1995. Rik Smits could probably drop 60 points on Asik.
The reason the NFL players of today would on those of years past is because they are physically superior - bigger, stronger, faster. Put Wilt vs Asik in that context - or Noah, Howard, or whoever else you want. Not close.
Elgin Baylor NEVER used his left hand for dribbling, if i'm not mistaken.
Not this again.
Wilt was bigger and more athletic than Dwert. He could bench and squat more than Shaq.
Then there is the watered down 30 team league without a established pervasive development league to bolster skill levels.
Demarcus Cousins and Lemarcus Aldridge jump shooting bigs a la Ralph Sampson are the poster boys of modern day pussyball. Maybe in the 40s and 50s when they didn't let darkie play you have a point but after integration it's just asinine.
How excited were you when they released the colored TV and you found out the basketball was orange?
On a scale of 1 to 10, like 6
Elgin Baylor NEVER used his left hand for dribbling, if i'm not mistaken.
man this guy looks so unathletic..
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